Back in early July, Steve Elers of Massey University wrote a tongue in cheek article ridiculing transgenderism and their use of pronouns. Since then it appears to have triggered a number of people, including lefty journalist David Farrier. Here are some excerpts from Steve’s article […] This time, however, I
Recently The BFD published an article in three parts by James Farmer QC titled “Cannabis Legal Reform – Arguments for and Against”. The following is my reply. I have consistently believed that cannabis is a harmful substance and that people who use it for “recreational purposes” would be more sensible to
If you’ve been following COVID news you will have noticed conflicting stories about Sweden and it’s non lockdown approach. One side says Sweden is a basket case and the other says Sweden will eventually be proven right. On the former side we have Jesse Mulligan and on the
The Art of Trolling is all about getting your opponent to respond in a way that makes him think that he is harming you when he is actually harming himself. The undisputed champion of trolling is, of course, Donald Trump. Newshub thoughtfully provides us with a great example. Donald Trump
Kate Hawkesby points out what is becoming increasingly obvious. The government is taking advantage of COVID to avoid having to be held accountable for its incompetence. I know of four families who lost teenagers to suicide these past school holidays. […]Our suicide rates in this country should be of no
One of the problems with convincing yourself that something is true when it is blatantly not is that often you end up having to bend reality as a result. A prime example is the idea that a man can become a woman just by self-identifying as a woman and vice
Just recently the Human Rights Commission launched a “Voices of Racism” campaign. For those that don’t know it’s basically a web site where you can hear people saying apparently racist things. The first thing to note is that there are one or two voices, all definitely Pakeha sounding.
There is a revolution happening in the field of mental health. The reason? Psychedelic drugs. This article in Scientific American explains: In 2012, I had my first psychedelic experiences, as a subject in a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit. I was
Stuff reports on an Auckland school that has decided to make its views on cannabis legalisation known by means of a billboard. A digital sign displayed on a school board outside St Paul’s College in Ponsonby reads: “To legalise is to normalise. Say no.” The sign doesn’t state
Newshub reports on the latest covid escapee. A third person has escaped managed isolation. The man in his 50s escaped from the Distinction Hotel in Hamilton on Thursday. Shock, horror /sarc. On Friday afternoon Minister of Health Chris Hipkins confirmed the man climbed down a fire escape and cut through
If you’re a fan of Eskimo Pies then I’m afraid you’re out of luck, as the company that makes them has decided to go woke and rebrand them. John Mitchell from Spiked explains. Post-BLM, even a popular ice-cream brand name can be deemed a source of racial
Aided by a US Supreme Court ruling allowing a 1964 law barring discrimination against women or men, transgender activists have begun going after laws preventing biological males from competing in women’s sports. Unfortunately for them, the Trump Administration is having none of it. Breitbart reports. President Donald Trump’s
Just when you thought it was safe to go back outside, China proves itself as the country that keeps on giving. Euroweekly News reports. Over 1,000 flights into and out of Beijing have been grounded today, after the alarm was raised over fears of a new outbreak of coronavirus.
Just this past week, Harry Potter author JK Rowling got the trans community’s back up when she made the very sensible suggestion that you can use the word “woman” instead of the clumsy phrase “people who menstruate”. Then, next minute, none other than Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, came
Are you angry yet? As readers of the BFD know, not only have lockdowns not made a difference, but there is now one rule for some and another rule for others. Just this past week a bunch of people marched in “solidarity” with looters and rioters peaceful protestors in the
Busted! The evidence is in and it shows beyond a doubt lockdowns don’t work. The government has wrecked our economy for nothing. Let’s start with New York. Information Note: All graphs were sourced from a Google search for COVID cases in each city or country. The above chart
